Charities get donations from WGV tree festival

Special to The Record

Wednesday

Jan 26, 2011 at 12:01 AM

Checks were presented earlier this month to St. Johns County agencies, the result of the 2010 Festival of Trees at the World Golf Village.

Recipients of the two $5,375 donations this year were The St. Augustine Record's Empty Stocking Fund and United Way of St. Johns County. Accepting for The Record was Ron Davidson, publisher; and Bev Slough, Festival of Trees campaign chair for United Way.

Making the presentations was Jack Peter, senior vice president and chief operating officer of the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum.

For the past five holiday seasons World Golf Village has sponsored this fundraising event with the specially decorated trees sold to the highest bidder. Since it began in 2005, the Christmas feature has raised more than $70,000 for local charities.

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